Garment-display rack



R. l. RIORDAN AND J. P. HANLEY.

GARMENT DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, I918.

I Patented Feb. 24,1920.-

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ROBERT J. molemm AND JOSEPH r. IIANLE or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Be it known that we, ROBERT J. RIORDAN and Josnrrr P. IIANLEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Garment-Display Racks, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. The invention relates to garment display. racks, and has among its various object'sthe provision of a construction which may be set up for the display of garments and which may also be folded when notfin use so that same will only consume'a comparatively small space in the trunk or other compartment in which it may be placed for transportation or shipment. v

The invention has as a further object the production of afdevice of this character which will simulate the contour of the human body, so that a prospective buyer may form an opinion as to the appearance'jof a garment'when same is worn by. a person. T he invention permits each garment to be readilydisplayed to advantage, without de- I when same. assume the manding any great amount ofroom, and also tends to keep the garments in their best possible condition and insures against soiling and other" disaclvantages which ac- I company the present'method of display, by sales people.

The structure.employedembodies a means whereby the rack may be supported upon a floor or suspended from a hook'or'other means of support. ,It is a further object'of the inventioirto accomplish this and variousother advantages in a simple andexpedisponding reduction in efliciency'. V The invention will be more readilyundere stood when read in conjunction-with the ac compan'yingdrawings, in which -f l Figure 1 is a side elevation of'the device set up for the display of'a garment;

' Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1; Y

Fig. 3' is a detailed perspective View of an arrangement whereby the portions of the device. are held in their proper position position shown in Figs 1 and2; and v Fig. 4 is a side 'elevation showing the device in its folded condition. 7

' In the embodiment of the invention shown 7 Letters Patent. 1

191a. serial mi, 225, 19.

' inthe drawings the same is shown as particularly adapted for the display of ladies garments, although it can readily be seen that the invention is, by slight modification, adaptable for the display of other clothes as well.

The invention contemplates the use of the upper and lower portions generally designated 10 and 11, and the support 12. These are all hingedly connected together so that they may fold into the position shown in Fig. 4. These portions 5 are preferably formed of. wire of a suitable gage and bent into. the desired shape to form rests for the device as a whole, and to simulate the torso of the body. The portion 10 is formed of a single piece of wire to produce the neck 13, both shoulders 14 and 15, and the hips 16, and the portion 17. The'ends of thiswire of which these portions are formed are brought together and suitably connected with each other.' The lowermost portion generally designated 11, is also formed ofwire'or other suitable material, and'has its opposite ends constructed torprovide the eyelets 18 which are connected to the portion 17 of the uppermost part of the device atented Feb. 24, 1920. I

These eyelets and the portion 17 form a hinge whereby the portions '10 and 11 may be arranged .as shown in Figs' 1 and 40f the drawings. The'portion 11 is bent inter mediateits ends to form the base 19. The support 12 is also preferably formed Of a" 7 single strip of wire, which is bent ma mediate its ends to produce the base 20. The

ends of this wire are crossed as indicated at '21, and extend to the portion 17 0f the upper structure 10, where they are hingedly securedthereto by the eyelets 221and 23, formed in the extremities of the wire which forms the support 12. 1

The upper and lower. are each provided with t e reinfo'rcim bars 24 and 25, which are spaced apart an con nected .tothosepOrtions of the strips which form the sides 26 and 27of'the upper and lower-portions 10 and 11. The majority of these; bars 2 1-and 25 carry the hingedly se cured arcedmembers 28 and 29, which'extend between the sides 26 and 27 of the upper and'lower portions 10 and 11. These members. 28 and 29 project forwardly when the device is arrangedfor use and eliminate ortions 10 and which the garment may be draped to set. same off to advanta e. By referring to Fig.

1 it will -be seen t at the members 28 ofthe portion 10 increase in dimension from about the waist line to a point near the top, and that the uppermost one is the greater.

These members' 28 and 29 are all'connected together by a flexible strip or other means 30, this strip having a suitable means 31v rovided at one end whereby it may be hoo ed or otherwise removably fastened in position as at 32. To the lowermost one of the arced members 29 is connected one end of a coiled spring 83 which has its opposite end connected to theportion 19. Thus when.

the uppermost end of this strip 30 is released, the spring will cause all of said arced members to lower, which permits the l other portions of the device, such as 10, 11

and 12,. to be arranged to'assume theposition shown in Fig. 4.

"The device is further provided with a means wherebythe'upper and lower portions 10"and ".11, are held in the relation be collapsed, as shown in Fig. 4.

The support 12 is provided with the reach bar. 36 which is pivoted thereto and extends to the guide 37'. .This guide is secured to the: lowermost portion 11. .This' arrangement holds the parts in their proper rela tive position when set up for use and also 4 to without departing from the spir'it'of the 1 appended claims.

What we claim and desire to cover by permits said parts to assume the position shown in Fig. 4.

,From the foregoing it can readily be seenv that a simpleand inexpensive arrangement is; produced whereby garments may be displayed toadvantage, also that the device may beset up as shown or hung by the hook 38, orbe collapsed so that. the device with-its garment will not demand any great amount of space in a trunk or other compartment when not in use. I

1 Having shown and described one embodiment of our invention, it is obvious that changes and modifications may be resorted Letters Patent is: V r 7V 1. In; a garment display rack the combination of a frame consisting of, members f connected together so as to permit the same to be extended and folded upon each other,

one of said members providing support for the other when extended and means for supporting both of said memberswhen extended, elements connected with said frames, said elements being permitted toassume a position which is transverse to the frame when the frame is extended andtol assume a position which is. substantially parallel .wi'th said frame when the latter isfolded.

2. In a garment. display-rack the combinationof an outer collapsible frame. formed to simulate the outlines of a bodyrwhen'viewed from the'f'ro'nt, a support for said frame, 1

collapsible members attached to said-frame forming the outlines of a body when viewed:

from the side,.said frame, s'upport'and' collapsible members being permitted, to. be ar-' ranged substantially parallel with each other when collapsible. I

3. In a garment display rack the combi-. nation of an outer wire.'frameworkiformed to simulate the outlines of, a 'bodywhen viewed from the front,'saidframework be:

ing collapsible, a hingedsupport for the framework for supporting the framework. in an upright position, and memberslate tached .to said framework forming the out-.;

lines [of the body whenviewed from the. side, said members and. the. support. being movableindependently of the first men'-. tioned framework from the position above.

referred to, to a position in which they are substantially parallel with the first mentioned framework. j

4. In agarment display rack the combination of a pair of frames. formed to simulate the outlines. 10f a. body when viewed.

from the front, said frames, being hinjgedl'y connected together to permit the, same. to

be collapsed, and; extended, each of' said frames having elements which cause said rack to simulate the outlines ofa body when viewed from a side, 7 the elements of one portion substantially corresponding with each other and the elementso'f the other portion increasing 1 in dimension from said hinge.

5. In a I garment display rack. the combi i nation of an. outer wirefframeworkhformed I to simulate the outlines ofja' body when viewed from the from; saidfrainework. be.- ing collapsible, member's attachedt'o the framework forming the outlinesofithe body when viewed'from the. side, said, members being movablefrom' the position'fabove re-v ferred to, to a positionin which same are substantially'para'l'lel with first mentioned framework,v and, means for holding" said members in their first mentioned position. t 6. In a garment displayvrackthe combination ofan outer framework formed to.

simulate the outlines of a body whenj vie'vved from the fronbysaid framework being col"- lapsible, members attached to the frame? work forming. outlines of the bodywhen viewed from the side, said members being movable from the position above referred to, to a position in which same are substantially parallel with the first mentioned framework, and means connected with all of said members whereby same may be moved in synchronism.

' ing movable from the position above referred to, to a position in whichsame are substantially parallel with the first mentioned framework, means for holding said members in their first named position, said means permitting said members to be lowered to their second named position when released.

8. In a garment display rack the combination of a pair of hingedly connected main frames, each frame having a plurality of supplemental frames hingedly connected thereto, said frames being formed to simulate the outlinesof the body when viewed from the front and side.

9. In a garment display rack the combination of a pair of frames and a plurality of supplemental elements, said frames and elements being formed to simulate the outlines of the body when viewed from the front and side, the frames being connected together to permit same to be folded one upon the other, the supplemental elements being independently movable and having means for holding same with relation to the frames when said frames are extended.

10. In a garment display rack the combination of a pair of frames constructed to fold upon each other and formed to simulate the outlines of the body when viewed from the front, collapsible elements connected to said frames and arranged to simulate the outlines of the bod when viewed from a side, means for hol in said frames extended and means for holding said elements against collapsing when said frames are extended. v v

11. In a garment display rack the combination of a pair of frames constructed to fold upon each other and formed to simulate the outlines of the body when viewed from the front, collapsible elements connected to said frames and arranged to simulate the outlincs of the body when viewed from the side, means for holding the collapsible elements extended and means for automatically causing said elements to collapse when said means is released.

- In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names this 21st day of March, A. D. 1918.

ROBERT J. RIORDAN. JOSEPH P. HANLEY, 

